Artist Directory

Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Small has performed with artists ranging from Sierra Hull and Mandolin Orange to the North Carolina Symphony. A native of eastern North Carolina, Andrew now lives …

Old Time Fiddle, Old Time Banjo (clawhammer and fingerpicking), Bluegrass and Old Time Mandolin, Bluegrass and Old Time Guitar, Double Bass

Gina Sobel is a natural improviser. A virtuoso on multiple instruments (flute, sax, voice), she exudes energy and excitement in her live performances and is sought after as …

Flute, sax, voice, guitar, songwriting, piano, jazz studies

Natalie Spears is a multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and dance lover. She has performed heavily over the past 7 years and has played at the John Hartford Memorial Festival …

Banjo, Bass, Jamming 101, Piano

Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play …

Flatfoot dancing, old time banjo, fiddle, guitar

Lorie Strother, ‘The Dreaded BluesLady’ has performed her interpretation of Blues music since the 1990s. Lorie can’t remember a time when she wasn’t singing because it was something …

Blues Singing

Tradición is a Puerto Rican folkloric Dance Conay based in Richmond Virginia and is part of Salsa Richmond, LLC. Tradición is dedicated to creating awareness about the extensive …

Traditional Puerto Rican and other Latin Folkloric Dances

66 years young. I have been an advocate for the traditional ‘sound’ of old-time music as found in music of the original mountain people of the Blue Ridge …

Traditional style Clawhammer banjo, Old-time fiddle, guitar, and old-time harmonica

Born and raised deep in the black diamond hills of southwestern Virginia, K.T. Vandyke is a unique and gripping song-smith, who wields folk songs and prose that weave …

Luthier, songwriter, country/folk/blues musician

Fiddlin Earl White has been a prominent figure in the Oldtime music and dance community for more than 50+ years. He is one of few Black Americans playing …

Oldtime Stringband music. Fiddle tunes, banjo. Black American history in Oldtime Appalachian music.

Chris started his musical journey growing up watching his father and grandad play, which sparked his interest in music from a young age. Chris went on to study …

Reggae piano, music production, song writing